Art and Culture

We are delighted to welcome you at the Sofitel Paris Baltimore! Because it’s your first time in Paris, we wanted to make your stay special. You will find below some nice recommendations to try during your stay : Orsay Museum, Versailles castle, Le Ponts des Arts, Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Catacombes, Le passage Choiseul, Le pont neuf.

We also offer you the must-see Parisian cabarets: the Moulin Rouge, Crazy Horse and Paradis Latin.

A visit to Paris is also possible by water with the Parisian cruises: Bateau Parisien, Paris Seine, Ducasse sur Seine, Bateaux Mouches.

In the surroundings, you can visit: Reims, Provins, DisneyLand, Giverny.

District to visit :

Montmartre : in Montmartre, you will find the most beautiful point of view of Paris. You will find the Sacre-Coeur basilic and a lot of small streets with some street artist. You will have a lot of stairs to climb to enjoy the view.

Marais : Le Marais is a nice district to visit with a lot of bars and small restaurants. There you will find also a lot of small boutiques and also the house of the famous writer : Victor Hugo.

Haussmann Saint Lazare : In Haussmann you will find the Galleries Lafayette, Printemps… It’s the perfect place to do some shopping.

Butte-aux-Cailles : There you will not find Haussmannian buildings or wide avenues, but charming little houses and cobbled streets with a lot of street artists.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés : The chic Saint-Germain-des-Prés district includes elegant boutiques, restaurants (Café de Flore, a very nice cafe to have a break) and the medieval church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the oldest in Paris. There are many streets lined with art galleries.

Famous street with some small boutiques :

Avenue Victor Hugo : you will find there a lot of small boutiques, some gastronomic boutiques. Between Rue du Bac and Boulevard Raspail, you will find a nice area to do some shopping. Moreover, you have the mall Le Bon Marché to find all the French products. If you want to do a break you will have Café Flore.

Boulevard Saint-Germain : you will find there different boutiques

Rue de Rennes : you will find there different boutiques

Rue du Commerce ; there you will find some parfum shops, underware, some nice gifts shops. There you will have also Café du Commerce to have a nice brek.

Rue Saint-Honoré & Avenue des Champs-Elysées : luxurious boutiques